Ravens wisely don't use tag on Monroe

The deadline to use the franchise tag passed Monday at 4 p.m. ET, and the Baltimore Ravens didn't put one on offensive tackle Eugene Monroe. It was a wise move. The Ravens certainly need a left tackle, and Monroe proved to be a quality blocker on Joe Flacco's blind side. The problem is Monroe wasn't worth the tag. The Ravens would have paid Monroe $11.6 million in 2014, which represents a huge chunk of the team's available salary-cap space. If you're going to pay an offensive tackle that amount of money, he'd better be Jonathan Ogden or at least Joe Thomas.



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